Homemaker

Jason and I are taking a bible study at our church in the evening while Jackson is going to Awana. The bible study is called Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas and I am loving it so far. While Jason and I were doing our reading today something we read really stood out to me. Here it is:

Contrary to popular opinion, woman was not created for her own fulfillment. (That goes for the men, too!) She was created to be a helper and a nurturer. Now that is not an easy assignment to accept. We tend to bristle and think, There must be something more significant that that! What a homemaker hasn't hound herself asking, after the fiftieth load of laundry in a week or when facing yet another sink full of dirty dishes, "Is there anything significant about what I'm doing here?" Yet in God's eyes, nothing is more significant than servanthood. The path to genuine greatness lies in serving.
Grasping for power or recognition is natural. Servanthood is supernatural. So many women are missing out on the supernatural today because they are caught up in the "search for significance." Ironically, the more they search for it, the less satisfied they feel. Why? Significance is found in giving your life away, not in selfishly trying to find personal happiness.
~Gary and Betsy Ricucci